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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
proof
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
conclusive proof/evidence/findings etc
▪ The investigation failed to provide any conclusive evidence.
documentary evidence/proof
▪ One of the most useful sources of documentary evidence is maps.
form/proof of identification
▪ Bring some form of identification, preferably a passport.
irrefutable evidence/proof/facts
▪ irrefutable proof of his innocence
proof of identity (=something that proves you are who you say you are)
▪ You’ll need proof of identity, such as a driving licence.
proof of purchase
▪ I enclose my receipt as proof of purchase.
take sth as evidence/proof (of sth)
▪ The presence of dust clouds has been taken as evidence of recent star formation.
tangible evidence/proof
▪ He has no tangible evidence of John’s guilt.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
absolute
▪ The photographs in the album were absolute proof of that.
▪ We need absolute proof of that.
conclusive
▪ I stopped for a second and tried to think what my conclusive proof was.
▪ Salt analysis will provide conclusive proof.
▪ The procedure has not gained formal approval by the International Olympic Committee because it does not give conclusive proof of drug use.
final
▪ Previously they had the conviction and the confidence but this tape was the final proof, the confirmation of the possibilities.
▪ The final proofs arrive for the catalogue of the next silver sale.
▪ It was a knotty mass of blue and black tissue - final proof of Dowd's inhumanity.
▪ What final proof would be produced from the text capture and correction phases: line-printer? typographic proof?
▪ The final proof, or perhaps the first, is the chub's big mouth and thick white rubbery lips.
further
▪ Building societies make up 18 out of the top 20 performers, which is further proof of the benefits of mutuality.
▪ As they talked a further proof seemed given them that Apollo could speak falsely.
▪ All further proof that Elvis' current Grizzly Adams guise may yet turn out to be one of his most interesting phases.
▪ And if those whose symbols were thus explained hotly denied the interpretations, that would simply be further proof.
▪ The extremely rare use of the bare infinitive with the passive of perceptual verbs adds further proof that this is the case.
▪ And, if anyone needed further proof of guilt after that, Alex Household had run away from the scene of the crime.
irrefutable
▪ I'd say that until you uncover irrefutable proof of his innocence, you've got your man.
▪ There was irrefutable proof that words and numbers were the perfect commodities for export.
▪ Further, he offered to provide Judge Ireland with irrefutable proof from his personal contacts at the highest level in London.
living
▪ And the living proof of that was Emily.
▪ He is living proof that if the famine doesn't get you, the bullets will.
▪ She is also living proof that stress and hard work need not necessarily be ageing.
▪ His family are for him living proof of them.
▪ Mr. Atkins My hon. Friend is living proof of his own contention.
▪ He is living proof that an individual congressman with energy and knowledge can turn himself into a foreign-policy entrepreneur.
▪ It was for Lesley Bale to be the living proof that there was a way through.
mathematical
▪ My notes showed the mathematical and geometrical proofs.
▪ So many mathematical proofs are like that.
▪ A mathematical proof about some property of a triangle does not, Gassendi thinks, give demonstrative understanding of its cause.
▪ In the absence of mathematical proofs of security, nothing builds confidence in a cryptosystem like sustained attempts to crack it.
positive
▪ Here again, because positive proof is not available, I can only offer you my own theories for your consideration.
▪ A heartfelt lament and positive proof that Morrissey's voice is indeed a valuable instrument.
▪ The fact that attempts are made to restore it is positive proof.
scientific
▪ But the meditators maintain they have scientific proof that it does work and they can bring peace to a troubled world.
▪ While highly suggestive, such studies have not always met the test of scientific proof.
▪ And the following day Britain lost its battle to impose the burden of scientific proof on those who oppose radioactive dumping.
▪ But then, miracles of that kind only happen in holy books or in out of the way places, without scientific proof.
▪ By the end of the nineteenth century, the Darwinian revolution appeared to offer scientific proof of the processes of evolution.
tangible
▪ It represented tangible proof of her achievements after years of struggle in a male-dominated profession.
■ NOUN
galley
▪ Catchline a temporary headline for identification on the top of a galley proof.
▪ I learned to read the galley proofs and familiarised myself with printers' hieroglyphics.
▪ Critical reading of galley proofs by outside expert consultants.
▪ Proofs of colour artwork may be sent to contributors under separate cover from their galley proofs.
▪ Page proofs the stage following galley proofs, in which pages are made up and paginated.
▪ The unit of measurement for paper weight. Galley proof proofs taken from the galleys before being made up into pages.
■ VERB
offer
▪ Meanwhile, worried scientists have moved beyond offering proof of the ill effects of human activity to proposing solutions.
▪ Let us offer a streamlined proof that M2 holds.
▪ By the end of the nineteenth century, the Darwinian revolution appeared to offer scientific proof of the processes of evolution.
▪ However, Feather said no non-invasive physical test can offer proof of origin.
▪ Still, I can offer further proof.
▪ Although this is probably so, I am able to offer no evidence in proof of it.
provide
▪ The 1990s then will provide the proof of just exactly how long term the effects of privatisation will be.
▪ Similarly it was thought that the physical characteristics of certain plants had provided firm proof of intercontinental contact.
▪ The euro has provided the most convincing proof so far that political will can impose itself on market forces.
▪ The success stories I will provide contain the proof of that.
▪ Salt analysis will provide conclusive proof.
▪ Moving away from the camera, Alvin posed beside Rose Garden tubeworms, providing unarguable proof of dimension.
▪ They say we must wait for science to provide that proof.
▪ A law that took effect in 1994 requires applicants for new licenses to provide proof of legal immigration status.
require
▪ Christina could only nod and hope that she would not be required to furnish immediate proof of this familiarity.
▪ Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, as some one said.
▪ This reference is usually required by lenders as proof of earnings with which to support your loan.
▪ Nishioka said at some point the state may require proof of identification.
▪ Criminal prosecution, requiring proof beyond reasonable doubt, is one legal contribution to child protection.
▪ Since this is such an action, the rule requiring proof of actual malice is applicable....
▪ A manslaughter conviction would require proof of recklessness or, possibly, gross negligence.
▪ But criminal prosecution requires proof beyond reasonable doubt that the person charged committed the offence.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
living proof
▪ I'm living proof that people can make their dreams come true.
▪ Jordan is living proof that you don't have to conform to the music industry's standards in order to be accepted.
▪ The team is living proof of the old saying that it's not whom you play that counts, but when you play them.
▪ We know that English and French speakers can live together in Canada - Montreal is living proof of that.
▪ And the living proof of that was Emily.
▪ He is living proof that if the famine doesn't get you, the bullets will.
▪ I will remember them as living proof that you can have too much of a good thing.
▪ I would be-come the living proof of the strength of her womanhood.
▪ Indeed, she may well be living proof of it.
▪ She is living proof that a Democrat can be an honorable attorney general in a scandal-prone Democratic administration.
▪ She is also living proof that stress and hard work need not necessarily be ageing.
positive proof/evidence/identification etc
▪ A clearer view exists of what services are not than of any positive identification of their characteristics.
▪ After setting up the frequency, make sure of positive identification. 2.
▪ Check the call-sign twice for positive identification.
▪ However, the issue is settled by positive evidence not by ingenious explanation of the failure to confirm the idea.
▪ I was hoping for a positive identification.
▪ Just when these walls were later added remains a vexing question as so little positive evidence has even now been recovered.
▪ The fact that attempts are made to restore it is positive proof.
▪ They look for positive evidence that the business is soundly based and a good lending risk.
the burden of proof
▪ Gullibility is another name for misplacing the burden of proof.
▪ Here the prospect of building an ethic on spontaneity and awareness brings about an unexpected shift of the burden of proof.
▪ Is that because of the racial difference or the difference in the burden of proof in criminal and civil cases?
▪ Is the potential for misidentification any less when the defence bear the burden of proof?
▪ Moreover both counsel would shortly before the summing-up have reminded the jury of the burden of proof.
▪ People even disagree on whether the burden of proof here lies with the atheists or the believers.
▪ There is the important question of the reversal of the burden of proof.
▪ This is similar to a negligence test, but in the statutory action the burden of proof is on the employer.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He was the only person in the room when the money disappeared - what more proof do you want?
▪ It was alleged that he was stealing money from the till, but we never had any conclusive proof.
▪ The police knew she was guilty, but they had no proof.
▪ There is no proof that he did it.
▪ You can't drink in bars without some proof of your age.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A key ingredient of this proof was to represent the complex numbers geometrically, and then to use a topological argument.
▪ Even my highly regrettable tendency to react positively whenever the fridge door is opened was proof against that.
▪ If that is not proof of lack of investment, what is?
▪ It justifies the move as proof that it is taking the independent platform integration business seriously.
▪ Of course, she reminded herself sternly, that was just proof that she had not had many sensual encounters.
▪ Such actions were virtually undetectable, and on several occasions suspicion there might be, but proof was impossible.
▪ That play was some proof that I was all right.
▪ The examining magistrate will decide to send the case to trial, except when proof of innocence is clear.
II.adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the burden of proof
▪ Gullibility is another name for misplacing the burden of proof.
▪ Here the prospect of building an ethic on spontaneity and awareness brings about an unexpected shift of the burden of proof.
▪ Is that because of the racial difference or the difference in the burden of proof in criminal and civil cases?
▪ Is the potential for misidentification any less when the defence bear the burden of proof?
▪ Moreover both counsel would shortly before the summing-up have reminded the jury of the burden of proof.
▪ People even disagree on whether the burden of proof here lies with the atheists or the believers.
▪ There is the important question of the reversal of the burden of proof.
▪ This is similar to a negligence test, but in the statutory action the burden of proof is on the employer.
III.verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Any lexicographer may obtain entry text for read only or for proofing regardless of ownership or the status of the on-loan flag.
▪ It also controls the background batch machines used to support proofing.
▪ The first part of proofing is as simple as creating white space.
▪ This yeast is added directly to the dough, with-out need for proofing.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proof

Proof \Proof\, a.

  1. Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge.

  2. Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof.

    I . . . have found thee Proof against all temptation.
    --Milton.

    This was a good, stout proof article of faith.
    --Burke.

  3. Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of alcoholic liquors.

    Proof charge (Firearms), a charge of powder and ball, greater than the service charge, fired in an arm, as a gun or cannon, to test its strength.

    Proof impression. See under Impression.

    Proof load (Engin.), the greatest load than can be applied to a piece, as a beam, column, etc., without straining the piece beyond the elastic limit.

    Proof sheet. See Proof, n., 5.

    Proof spirit (Chem.), a strong distilled liquor, or mixture of alcohol and water, containing not less than a standard amount of alcohol. In the United States ``proof spirit is defined by law to be that mixture of alcohol and water which contains one half of its volume of alcohol, the alcohol when at a temperature of 60[deg] Fahrenheit being of specific gravity 0.7939 referred to water at its maximum density as unity. Proof spirit has at 60[deg] Fahrenheit a specific gravity of 0.93353, 100 parts by volume of the same consisting of 50 parts of absolute alcohol and 53.71 parts of water,'' the apparent excess of water being due to contraction of the liquids on mixture. In England proof spirit is defined by Act 58, George III., to be such as shall at a temperature of 51[deg] Fahrenheit weigh exactly the 12/13 part of an equal measure of distilled water. This contains 49.3 per cent by weight, or 57.09 by volume, of alcohol. Stronger spirits, as those of about 60, 70, and 80 per cent of alcohol, are sometimes called second, third, and fourth proof spirits respectively.

    Proof staff, a straight-edge used by millers to test the flatness of a stone.

    Proof stick (Sugar Manuf.), a rod in the side of a vacuum pan, for testing the consistency of the sirup.

    Proof text, a passage of Scripture used to prove a doctrine.

Proof

Proof \Proof\, n. [OF. prove, proeve, F. preuve, fr. L. proba, fr. probare to prove. See Prove.]

  1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

    For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in proof.
    --Spenser.

    You shall have many proofs to show your skill.
    --Ford.

    Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof.
    --Ure.

  2. That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.

    I'll have some proof.
    --Shak.

    It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases.
    --Emerson.

    Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf. Demonstration, 1.

  3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.

  4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.

  5. (Print.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also proof sheet.

  6. (Math.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5.

  7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

    Artist's proof, a very early proof impression of an engraving, or the like; -- often distinguished by the artist's signature.

    Proof reader, one who reads, and marks correction in, proofs. See def. 5, above.

    Syn: Testimony; evidence; reason; argument; trial; demonstration. See Testimony.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
proof

1834, "to test," from proof (n.). From 1950 as short for proofread (v.). Related: Proofed; proofing.

proof

early 13c., preove "evidence to establish the fact of (something)," from Anglo-French preove, Old French prueve "proof, test, experience" (13c., Modern French preuve), from Late Latin proba "a proof," a back-formation from Latin probare "to prove" (see prove). "The devocalization of v to f ensued upon the loss of final e; cf. the relation of v and f in believe, belief, relieve, relief, behove, behoof, etc. [OED].\n

\nMeaning "act of proving" is early 14c. Meaning "act of testing or making trial of anything" is from late 14c., from influence of prove. Meaning "standard of strength of distilled liquor" is from 1705. In photography from 1855. Typographical sense of "trial impression to test type" is from c.1600. Numismatic sense of "coin struck to test a die" is from 1762; now mostly in reference to coins struck from highly polished dies, mainly for collectors.\n

\nAdjectival sense (proof against) is recorded from 1590s, from the noun in expressions such as proof of (mid-15c.), hence extended senses involving "tested power" in compounds such as fireproof (1630s), waterproof (1725), foolproof (1902), etc. Shakespeare has shame-proof.

Wiktionary
proof

  1. 1 Used in proving or testing. 2 Firm or successful in resisting. 3 (context of alcoholic liquors English) Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content. n. 1 (context countable English) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. 2 (context uncountable English) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration. 3 The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or doesn't yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies. 4 (context obsolete English) experience of something. 5 (context uncountable obsolete English) Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. 6 (context countable printing English) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination. 7 (context countable logic mathematics English) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof. 8 (context countable mathematics English) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, ''transitive verb'', 5. 9 (context obsolete English) Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof. 10 (context US English) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 '''proof''' was defined as 57.1% by volume (not used anymore). In the US, 100 '''proof''' means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid, and thus, absolute alcohol would be 200 '''proof'''. v

  2. 1 (lb en transitive intransitive colloquial) To proofread. 2 (lb en transitive) To make resistant, especially to water. 3 (lb en transitive cooking) To allow to rise (qualifier: of yeast-containing dough). 4 (lb en transitive cooking) To test the activeness of (qualifier: yeast).

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WordNet
proof

adj. (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks" [syn: proof(p)]

proof

  1. n. any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" [syn: cogent evidence]

  2. a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

  3. a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

  4. (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn: test copy, trial impression]

  5. a trial photographic print from a negative

  6. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something [syn: validation, substantiation]

proof

  1. v. make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

  2. knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"

  3. read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn: proofread]

  4. activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"

  5. make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.; "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"

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Wikipedia
Proof (play)

__NOTOC__ Proof is a 2000 play by the American playwright David Auburn. The play premiered Off-Broadway in May 2000, and transferred to Broadway in October 2000. The play won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.

Proof (rapper)

DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973 – April 11, 2006), better known by his stage name Proof, was an American rapper and actor from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups 5 Elementz, Funky Cowboys, Promatic and most notably, D12. He was a close childhood friend of rapper Eminem, who lived on the same block, and was often a hype man at his concerts. In 2006, Proof was shot and killed during an altercation at the CCC nightclub in Detroit.

Proof

Proof may refer to:

  • Proof (truth), argument or sufficient evidence for the truth of a proposition
  • Formal proof
  • Mathematical proof, a convincing demonstration that some mathematical statement is necessarily true
  • Proof theory, a branch of mathematical logic that represents proofs as formal mathematical objects
  • Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength
  • Artist's proof, a single print taken during the printmaking process
  • Galley proof, a preliminary version of a publication
  • Prepress proof, a facsimile of press artwork for job verification
  • Proof coinage, coins once made as a test, but now specially struck for collectors
  • Proofreading, reviewing a manuscript or artwork for errors or improvements
  • Proofing (baking technique), the process by which a yeast-leavened dough rises, also called "proving"
Proof (2005 film)

Proof is a 2005 American drama film directed by John Madden and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Hope Davis. It was written by Rebecca Miller, based on David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title.

Proof (1991 film)

Proof is a 1991 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, and starring Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe. The film was released in Australia on 15 August 1991. It was chosen as "Best Film" at the 1991 Australian Film Institute Awards, along with 5 other awards, including Moorhouse for "Best Director", Weaving for "Best Leading Actor", and Crowe for "Best Supporting Actor".

Proof (comics)

Proof is an American comic book series, published by Image Comics and created by writer Alex Grecian and artist Riley Rossmo. The story concerns John "Proof" Prufrock, a sasquatch, who works for a secret government organization. He hunts cryptids with his partner, Ginger Brown, and seeks clues to his past. The book was influenced by The X-Files and Tarzan.

The first issue was released on October 24, 2007. Besides individual issues and trade paperbacks, Proof is also available on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Proof (2004 TV series)

Proof (known as Beviset in Denmark) is an Irish television mini-serial co-produced by Subotica for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) in Ireland and TV2 in Denmark. Proof had two seasons: the second season entitled Proof 2.

Proof (2015 TV series)

Proof is an American drama television series that aired on TNT from June 16 through August 18, 2015. The series starred Jennifer Beals, Matthew Modine, and Joe Morton. It was produced by TNT, with Kyra Sedgwick, series creator Rob Bragin, Tom Jacobson, Jill Littman, and Alex Graves serving as executive producers. On September 24, 2015, the series was cancelled by TNT after one season.

Proof (truth)

A proof is sufficient evidence or an argument for the truth of a proposition.

The concept applies in a variety of disciplines, with both the nature of the evidence or justification and the criteria for sufficiency being area-dependent. In the area of oral and written communication such as conversation, dialog, rhetoric, etc., a proof is a persuasive perlocutionary speech act, which demonstrates the truth of a proposition. In any area of mathematics defined by its assumptions or axioms, a proof is an argument establishing a theorem of that area via accepted rules of inference starting from those axioms and from other previously established theorems. The subject of logic, in particular proof theory, formalizes and studies the notion of formal proof. In some areas of epistemology and theology, the notion of justification plays approximately the role of proof, while in jurisprudence the corresponding term is evidence, with "burden of proof" as a concept common to both philosophy and law.

Proof (I Am Kloot song)

"Proof" – a song by English band I Am Kloot.

A demo version of "Proof" was released in 2001 as a B-side on the single " Morning Rain" from the album Natural History. This version is also included on the compilation album B from 2009.

In 2003, the song appeared on I Am Kloot's self-titled second album. Even after the making of a video for "Proof" (by Krishna Stott, featuring Christopher Eccleston), their then record label, Echo, subsequently shelved the release of the single. "Proof" was released on 21 June 2004 as a download-only single, but it did not receive its intended, full release.

Finally, in 2010, a remodelling of the song was produced for their fifth studio album, Mercury nominated Sky at Night. This new version of "Proof" was released as a download-only single on 6 September 2010 – the second single, following "Northern Skies". The 2010 video for "Proof" (the old video with the new audio) was also released in September 2010.

Proof (Paul Simon song)

"Proof" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his eighth studio album, The Rhythm of the Saints (1990), released on Warner Bros. Records.

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Usage examples of "proof".

As an accredited representative of my government, I could hardly be accused of doing such a thing without conclusive proof.

Following his advice, I wrote to the secretary of the Tribunal to the effect that I was happy to have given the Government a proof of my zeal, and an earnest of my desire to be useful to my country and to be worthy of being recalled.

There is no more striking proof of the universal adoration paid the stars and constellations, than the arrangement of the Hebrew camp in the Desert, and the allegory in regard to the twelve Tribes of Israel, ascribed in the Hebrew legends to Jacob.

As proof, you build a cathedral to Saint Peter on allodial land, which has no feudal obligations.

She bestowed five thousand pounds per annum, out of the post-office, on the duke of Marlborough: she suffered seven hundred pounds to be charged weekly on the same office, for the service of the public: she expended several hundred thousand pounds in building the castle of Blenheim: she allowed four thousand pounds annually to prince Charles of Denmark: she sustained great loses by the tin contract: she supported the poor Palatines: she exhibited many other proofs of royal bounty: and immediately before her death she had formed a plan of retrenchment, which would have reduced her yearly expenses to four hundred and fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and forty-one pounds.

However, that they hated long speeches, the following apophthegms are a farther proof.

Using the apostrophe correctly is a mere negative proof: it tells the world you are not a thicko.

Soon I had certain proof that my friend was a major closet food phobic when she spent five minutes painstakingly separating her appetizer into two piles.

Donna Ignazia gave me a hasty proof of her affection, and I escorted her home, assuring her that she would be the sole object of my thoughts as long as I stayed at Madrid.

There was no doubt at all that for Hosteen Barbone and Gracie Cayodito and, much worse, Frank Sam Nakai, his own Little Father, mere absence of proof was not good enough.

The clients of Battue must sign waivers before their reservations are confirmed and provide proof of their skill with weapons.

Prestcott was all the proof I could ever need to persuade me to put aside skepticism forever, for no human form would be capable of the violent bestiality I saw in that room.

Vivacious, noisy, loving the nectar of flowers and the juices of fruits, Baal Burra was phenomenal in many winsome ways, but in a spirit of rare self denial I refrain from the pleasure of chronicling some of them in order to give place to instance and proof of the reasoning powers of an astonishingly high order.

The calm that was his before this vexation came back to him, and when the last proofs of his concours, confirming the success of the first, had given him the two titles that he so ardently desired and pursued at the price of so many pains, so many efforts and privations, he could enjoy his triumph in all security.

Sitting up in the simple costume of nature, we ate the remains of our supper, exchanging those thousand trifling words which love alone can understand, and we again retired to our bed, where we spent a most delightful night giving each other mutual and oft-repeated proofs of our passionate ardour.